(September 1942)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
- Editing
- Harry Shorten (uncredited)
[no title indexed]
The 3 Monkey-Teers; Black Hood; Pokey Oakey / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bob Montana (signed as Montana)
- Inks
- Bob Montana (signed as Montana)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thar he goes, flying high, everybody's laughing fit to die, at Pokey Oakey, the funny guy!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero; humor
Contents Page
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Header from the table of contents in issue #28
[no title indexed]
Pokey Oakey / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The bright badge worn by Pokey Oakey, newly elected Sheriff ...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pokey Oakey; Maaw Oakey; Paaw Oakey; Omar Starpool; Plum
- Synopsis
- Pokey evicts and then arrests his family, and meets Omar Starpool, poet.
- Keywords
- hillbilly
Indexer Notes
continuing serial.
Story contains tombstone of "Harry Shorten Bread, editor", a reference to Harry Shorten, editor of Top Notch Laugh Comics.
Readers' Page
letters page / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Reproduction of winning letter and family photographs of other winners.
Indexer Notes
Winner: Lois Jeanne Friedman (Long Beach, CA). Honorable mention: George Green (Knox, IN); Kenneth Schmitz (Milwaukee, Wi); Eugene Paige (Newark, NJ); Nancy Ann Lee (Cicero, Il); Albert Singer (Bronx, NY); Skippy West (Silverdale, Wa); Dorothy Marthohue (New Britian, CN); Louis Dugal Jr (Vinton,LA); Jimmy Bates (Philadelphia, Pa); Ramer Wooderson(Spickard, Missouri); Charlie Prater (TN); Jack Pennito (Bristol, CN); Manuel Panarra (Crous Landing, Ca); Anna Dubria, Brooklyn NY); Don Trautman (Cincinnati, OH); Patricia Hall (Claremont, Ca); John Reisch (Aspin Wall, Pa); Don Stotz (E. Springfield, MA)
The Mold Strikes!
Black Hood / comic story / 10 pages
- Feature Logo
- The Black Hood Man of Mystery
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Hood [Kip Burland]; The Mold; Dr. Emlin; Barbara; Sergeant McGinty
- Synopsis
- The Mold is killing people by turning them into mold.
Indexer Notes
Same art as in Cooper's signed story in #31 and #32.
[no title indexed]
Señor Siesta / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From the frying pan into the fire.
- Genre
- humor; adventure
- Characters
- Senor Siesta; Senorita La Tamale
- Synopsis
- Senorita La Tamale flatters Senor Siesta to get him to do her a favor.
- Keywords
- ethnic
Indexer Notes
continuing serial.
Chapter One of the Case of the Whistlers
Snoop McGook / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Snoop McGook the Soupy Sleuth
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Snoop McGook; Waldo; Crown Princess Julianna
- Synopsis
- Snoop gets a job to find the Crown Princess' jewels.
Indexer Notes
Continuing serial
Pep Comics Is Never Satisfied!!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- The Hangman; The New Shield; Archie; Boy Soldiers
- Synopsis
- New feature, Boy Soldiers, now appearing in Pep Comics.
Homeless Ghost
Gloomy Gus / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Virginia Hubbell ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Gloomy Gus (introduction, origin); Saint Peter; Joe Blitz; Mrs. Gloompuss
- Synopsis
- The death of Gus Gloompuss, and the origin of Gloomy Gus.
Indexer Notes
continuing serial.
[no title indexed]
Suzie / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A chorus girl's life is so romantic.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Suzie; Miss Delovely; Mr. Witherspoon; Miranda
- Synopsis
- Suzie tries the job of a chorus line dancer.
Lt. Commander Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Top Notch's Hall of Fame / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; military
- Characters
- Corydon M. Wassell: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Dr. Corydon M. Wassell's work in Java during World War Two is honored.
Indexer Notes
first appearance of feature.
[no title indexed]
Percy / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Round 2 coming up.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Percy Plummer; Gabby Garson; Mrs. Twerlip [Mrs. Swerlip]; A. Swan
- Synopsis
- Percy's first day in the public high school.
Indexer Notes
Teacher called by both names.
List of the 5 greatest American writers includes Top Notch Laugh's editor, Harry Shorten.
[The Irish Potato]
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mary Goss; Dale Goss (signed as Goss)
- Inks
- Mary Goss; Dale Goss (signed as Goss)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
Watch for This Cover on Your Newsstands!
Hangman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harry Lucey (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Lucey (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Full-page reproduction of the cover of Hangman #3.
[no title indexed]
The 3 Monkey-Teers / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The 3 Monkey-Teers have finally reached the big city.
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
Continuing serial.
Vivian Berg who is known to have written and drawn this strip in 1942-1943, and the name "Vivian" is on a window on the front page, suggesting she might have done this episode. Previous indexer thought this was the word of Ed Groggin, but the work signed by Groggin next issue does not look like this work.
Amazons
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mary Goss; Dale Goss (signed as Goss)
- Inks
- Mary Goss; Dale Goss (signed as Goss)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Kardak / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Listen to me, Americans!
- Feature Logo
- Kardak the Mystic Magician
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Kardak the Mystic [John Cardy]
Indexer Notes
Final appearence of the "Kardak" feature.
Final Golden Age appearence of Kardak. He appears next in The Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1965 Series) #4 (April 1966).
Previous indexer missed Paul Reinman's signature in the bottom left hand corner, thinking the strip was drawn by Jim Phillips.
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["Thar he goes, flying high, everybody's laughing fit to die, at Pokey Oakey, the funny guy!"]
The 3 Monkey-Teers; Black Hood; Pokey Oakey -
1.
Contents Page
-
2.
["The bright badge worn by Pokey Oakey, newly elected Sheriff ..."]
Pokey Oakey -
3.
Readers' Page
-
4.
The Mold Strikes!
Black Hood -
5.
The Dark Swamp of Death
Black Hood -
6.
["From the frying pan into the fire."]
Señor Siesta -
7.
Chapter One of the Case of the Whistlers
Snoop McGook -
8.
Crooks Are Where You Find Them
Snoop McGook -
9.
Pep Comics Is Never Satisfied!!
-
10.
Homeless Ghost
Gloomy Gus -
11.
["A chorus girl's life is so romantic."]
Suzie -
12.
Lt. Commander Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Top Notch's Hall of Fame -
13.
["Round 2 coming up."]
Percy -
14.
[The Irish Potato]
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15.
Watch for This Cover on Your Newsstands!
Hangman -
16.
["The 3 Monkey-Teers have finally reached the big city."]
The 3 Monkey-Teers -
17.
Amazons
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18.
["Listen to me, Americans!"]
Kardak
- Steinar Ådland
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Hunter Johnson
- Edgar Loftin
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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